Songs of the year: Number 5

Tancred's album, Nightstand, is a slick, interrogative record underpinned by fine observational songwriting on the part of Jess Abbott.

'Underwear', with it's swaggering sense of lust coupled with self loathing, harks right back to the glory days of artist such as Juliana Hatfield, Mary Lou Lord and Liz Phair. It swings in all the right places, and stuns with it's impeccable riffs and frankness.

Tancred - Underwear [OFFICIAL AUDIO]

I am working on the next F-Word playlist at the moment. It's going to be a bit of a hedonistic dance fest to coincide with Manchester Pride.

I think this one will make the cut.